Why is it so hard to take a holiday?
They say it takes a few days of being on holiday before you actually feel like you’re on holiday. Today was my first day of leave and relaxation feels a … Read the rest “Why is it so hard to take a holiday?”
photography
Anne Zahalka at the National Art School
The two artists, the curator and the photographer, sat before a crowd of about 100 people at the National Art School in Sydney yesterday. Behind them, two rows of photographs … Read the rest “Anne Zahalka at the National Art School”
Therese Ritchie
Though I’ve never heard of her before, I instantly fell in love with the work of Therese Ritchie, after seeing the exhibition “Burning Hearts” currently showing at the Museum & … Read the rest “Therese Ritchie”
Sydney to Darwin
Sometimes when I’ve come to Darwin the plane has been almost empty. In 2010, for example, I travelled via Cairns, which involved a six-hour stop-over. Thirteen hours after leaving … Read the rest “Sydney to Darwin”
Stock Photographs
I can’t decide if I was more angry or more sad (I was both), as a few of the speakers at a talk I attended this morning spoke about “faking … Read the rest “Stock Photographs”
Photographs of Snow and Ice
In the midst of a warm summer in Sydney, I’ve been watching friends post photographs of snow in Europe. Their photographs have inspired me to go looking for photographs from … Read the rest “Photographs of Snow and Ice”